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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. By the early 1970s, more call-routing systems were beginning to include ACD technology, ushering in the development of large-scale call centers. Fun fact: TeamSupport was founded in 2008!

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Balance efficiency, technology, and strategy to improve consumer lending

West Monroe

While today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape has banks focusing on numerous priorities, consumer lending is experiencing significant shifts that demand immediate attention to manage current expenses and position for future growth.

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Guest Blog: Building a Human Powered, Technology-aided 21st Century Customer Experience

ShepHyken

Unfortunately, many senior leaders, managers, and frontline team members don’t understand that every business is a people business. From those humble beginnings, Chesky and Gebbia partnered with their friend Nathan Blecharcyzk to streamline the web platform and officially launch Airbnb in 2008.

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Facing Tech Budget Cuts? Get Our CIO’s Secrets to Managing the Madness

Gainsight

Today we find ourselves in a very similar place to The Great Recession in 2008–09 where efficiency is now the focus: How can we do more with less ? To help you hold on to the tech your business relies on, Karl Mosgofian, CIO of Gainsight, created the ultimate guide: CIO Secrets to Successfully Managing Technology Budget Cuts.

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The US Is Opting For Healthcare Call Center Outsourcing Companies – Here’s Why

Magellan Solutions

Latest technology – Large outsourcers invest heavily in analytics, CRM, speech recognition, and other tools to optimize the patient experience and provider operations. This access to technology can be very expensive for smaller providers. This raises satisfaction. Additionally, some centers offer real-time translation services.

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CCaaS Trends: The Evolution of Cloud Contact Centres

Lumoa

While these solutions will have the same ambition, CCaaS will focus on managing customer interactions intelligently by connecting to cloud-based applications that are chargeable on a monthly basis. Furthermore, Gartner has stated that CCaaS solutions will function similarly to on-premise contact centers, with a few notable differences.

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DO YOU STILL NEED SALESPEOPLE?

ImprintCX Articles

The power of price arbitrage allowed salespeople to negotiate prices and accommodations while customers managed their budgets. The sales funnel, once managed predominantly by salespeople, has become automated and smarter through technology. While it seems like technology leads the future, history offers a cautionary tale.